Don't bet on the "cheaper" as a given. That depends in a HUGE way on the quality of your junk box and the amount of time you have to dedicate to the project. I think Bill spent 10 years on his so I w
If you are running SO2V using the Yaesu 1K/2K/5K with a Microham interface (MKII or DK2) , and would let me ask a few questions about your experience, please email me separately. Many thanks! 73, Jef
Gentlemen, The take on this comment is incorrect, in my thinking. I don't view this as a negative on the realtime scoring system (which is a lot of fun) per se. Rather, it seems a telling reflection
Run stations, IF you put the S&P call in the TU line, please put the TU first, not the call... Meaning (from David's example below - and assuming the run station is N9LAH): BAD: xxxx TU N9LAH CQ GOOD
Phil, You are right about the chance of confusion. Same for the guys having CQ as part of their call sign. It depends on your objective. If it's to get your Q rate kicked up, then make the adjustment
I love that RTTY station. It's like a beacon that tells you if 30m is open to EU from the US! 73, Jeff ACØC www.ac0c.com If you want to read it in English (or just about any other language), just cop
Excellent work David. Very cool app... 73, Jeff ACØC www.ac0c.com I ran that and after careful analysis I realized that if I keep my serial numbers below 10 i.e. w1xx 599 10 w9ol cq I will be much fa
Louis, Look through the messages on this board. You will see this topic debated a lot of times. All the answers and points of view are right here. 73, Jeff ACØC www.ac0c.com I am still getting my rad
The most critical items in my experience seems to be the LCD and the PC power supply. Some help is to be had on the if the FCC B listing is shown on the power supply. Sticking to the serious name bra
Jim, Government regulation is a poor for personal responsibility and education. By that same logic, SSB should be disallowed because of the same potential and only CW allowed. 73, Jeff ACØC www.ac0c.
I find this issue about the same as the power vs. QRP or assisted vs. unassisted in contesting. What I mean by that is there is no clear "right" or "wrong" here. It, in my thinking, comes back to per
Guys, I wanted to find out what kind of so2r controllers you have chosen. Im at the cross roads myself and this seemingly simple choice has become more complicated than I guess it probably should be.
Chen, I have noticed the similar thing a couple of years back and eventually found that my sound card for the TX side was slightly off vs. the RX side when the PC is really loaded (get warmer). I can
I agree. This is a mistake. RTTY is a fundamental and historical mode. CW, SSB, RTTY. Dropping it in favor of a generic Digital tag does not provide proper respect for a core mode. I can see somethin
Chen, The issue to me is not about category. It's about tradition. Dropping RTTY in favor of a broader category of digital may be logical. But it's not showing proper respect for the 3rd leg of a gra
Is there a (max) op-hours time limit for CW RTTY DX Sept/24? I did not see one in the rules. Want to double check my reading. 73, Jeff ACØC www.ac0c.com ______________________________________________
Jim, You are so very right. On both counts. Especially the lids... The urination contests occurring between the over zealous dx police, naive rookies who seem to have no idea of how to properly work
Phil's comments about this recommendation being rig specific is right on the money. That kind of general blanket statement is very misleading, in the same way the PSK setting guidelines of no ALC = q
A great read, Don. 73, Jeff ACØC www.ac0c.com In case you're interested... http://rttycontesting.com/contestnotes/2011_cqww.htm 73, Don AA5AU http://www.aa5au.com http://www.rttycontesting.com ______